At least TV provides "some" stimulaiton in the subject matter. A monitor (contasining a chart) is basically a flickering CRT that does nothing much to stimulate. It can send you into a trance like state though.

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I once had a College student that would fall asleep during lessons or behave in a trance like state all day.
It transpired he would spend hours on his "X-Box" hence the sleep deprivation induced behaviour.
His dad solved the problem...with a lump hammer........battered the box - not the boy:cheesy:

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I think I remember reading some years back that there was an increase or some sort of correlation between screen exposure and depression (or increased in feeling depressed) , gamma radiation coming off the screen or something? hence reco's for screen filters, not sure if todays screens are improved or if our brains will just get frazzled anyhooo... I have had to stop once or twice because of eyeball being burnt out........ probably just too much looking at the screen as opposed to radiation I think...... severe eyestrain, the mind says go on the body says. yuuuuuurrrpp..... ease off, so I do mosey around a bit more these days.

mmm maybe the depression link is not from direct exposure to the screen rays but people thinking, is this my life... damn you machines I'm a slave servicing the machines.... so they live ,not I, damn you machines..